Nord Stream Stopped for Repairs until End of Month

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Both legs of the Nord Stream offshore gas pipeline stopped for two weeks (according to the schedule until the morning of July 30) for scheduled maintenance, according to the data of the gas transmission companies OPAL Gastransport and NEL Gastransport.

Regular
annual maintenance is part of scheduled maintenance and is carried out for the
seventh time since the start of the gas pipeline operation, the project company
Nord Stream AG notes.

Annual
maintenance work is a key element of the long-term strategy for managing the
integrity of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Mechanical components and automation
systems are thoroughly tested to ensure reliable, safe and efficient operation
of two gas lines during a design service life of at least 50 years.

The
pipeline maintenance schedule was agreed in advance with Nord Stream AG
partners on both the supplier and the consumer side, and was taken into account
in gas supply applications to European partners through the Nord Stream
project.

Per
day, the Nord Stream pumps up to 170 million cubic meters of gas.

At
the time of the shutdown of some gas pipelines, the volume of pumping through
other routes increases (it is fair to expect an increase in deliveries through
Ukraine), and it is possible to reduce gas injection into underground storage
facilities and gas extraction from the UGS.
Shutting down gas pipelines and mining fields
for repairs can support gas prices in the spot market.